anunciar

/anunˈθjaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to announce, to herald, to proclaim

📢 anunciar = announce: Latin ad- (to) + nuntius (messenger)

English announce comes from the same Latin root, so anunciar is just announce with a Spanish -ar verb ending. The papal nuncio, the Pope's envoy, shares the root nuntius, messenger. The noun is un anuncio: an announcement or an advert.

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